Data coverage
NOTE - The legacy on-premises version of the Global Hydroestimator (GHE) is being retired. It is being replaced by the global Enterprise Rain Rate algorithm. You can find Enterprise Rain Rate products in the new bucket listed under the Resources section. Global Hydro-Estimator provides a global mosaic imagery of rainfall estimates from multi-geostationary satellites, which currently includes GOES-16, GOES-15, Meteosat-8, Meteosat-11 and Himawari-8. The GHE products include: Instantaneous rain rate, 1 hour, 3 hour, 6 hour, 24 hour and also multi-day rainfall accumulation.
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